Severe Weather ?

Dead center this morning

 

It's not severe unless we get some high winds, with all the rain we'll have some muddy trails.

Thursday
Showers, mainly after 8am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 63. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 45. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

 

Just saw this morning that the rainfall for my area jumped from "rain over 3 inches" yesterday to "locally up to 6 inches" for tonight into tomorrow. Last time that happened, we lost bridges on both side of me and lots of flooding/road closures. There's only one road through the mountain pass so when that gets washed out, it gets interesting. My house was ok, but the local area was a mess. All that rain falling at higher elevations only has one way to go (down) and that does a lot of damage. Hoping it's not too bad. I also lost access to my primary scrounging location the last time we had a storm like this when the forest service road was washed out and they opted not to fix it for a year.

Flood Watch

From Thu 8 pm until Sat 8 am EDT

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Action Recommended
Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued By
Portland - ME, US, National Weather Service
Affected Area
Portions of Maine, including the following areas, Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, Central Somerset, Coastal Cumberland, Coastal Waldo, Coastal York, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior Waldo, Interior York, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Franklin, Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Somerset. Portions of New Hampshire, including the following areas, Belknap, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Coos, Southern Grafton and Strafford
Description
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE...Portions of Maine, including the following areas, Androscoggin, Central Interior Cumberland, Central Somerset, Coastal Cumberland, Coastal Waldo, Coastal York, Interior Cumberland Highlands, Interior Waldo, Interior York, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Northern Franklin, Northern Oxford, Sagadahoc, Southern Franklin, Southern Oxford and Southern Somerset. Portions of New Hampshire, including the following areas, Belknap, Northern Carroll, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Coos, Southern Grafton and Strafford. WHEN...From this evening through Saturday morning. IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with fallen leaves. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall amounts in excess of 3 inches are possible, especially in the mountains and foothills. Locally up to 6 inches in the White Mountains and Western Maine Mountains is possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

 

It was 10 years ago that the remains of hurricane Sandy dumped lots of rain throughout the region.

Stay safe!

 

That's a bunch of rain real quick, I hope the amount of rain is less, stay safe.

 

We still have time for the worst to move in but so far today we've only had some sprinkles with some winds but nothing bad. There's a line of storms coming in but it looks like the worst of it will stay northwest of us, we still have a temp of 61 back here in the pines.

 

We've had three "100-year" storms in the last 11 years. Irene in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2013, and then the no-name October 2017 storm which did more damage locally than Sandy. Spending the day prepping, making a fuel can run, staging the tractor, etc. in case things get gnarly.

We've had off and on rain most of the day, but the heavy stuff isn't supposed to start until this evening. The storm was originally forecasted to be over by early tomorrow morning but is now going to sit over us for around 24 hours. When I was at the post office this afternoon, I spoke with a woman who lives right on the river about 3/4 of a mile from me. The last time we had this much rain, she had four feet of water in her basement from the river, so she's very concerned. Crossing my fingers this turns out to be a non-event, but bad things happen when that much rain falls at the higher elevations in a short period of time. Luckily the temps won't be too bad (40's and 50's).

 

We're just getting some heavier rains with higher winds

We just had our highest winds of the day (still not that bad) and our heaviest rains but it didn't last long, maybe five minutes at the most.

Four feet of water in the basement would suck, hopefully she doesn't have to deal with it again.

 

My area was supposed to get 2" or more with high winds. so far no high winds and maybe 1/2" of precipitation. Saw the higher totals were supposed to be up north - hope there are no disastrous results for anyone!

 

I was surprised to see flash flood warnings yesterday afternoon. I was hoping for a downpour, my pond could really need it. Probably similar ran totals here.

 

Not sure what the totals are for rainfall, but it's been a lot and it's still pouring here. Haven't heard of any damage yet however the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for our area. From my house I could hear the Saco River roaring this morning. The Saco is forecasted to rise above flood stage in and around Conway (south of me).

 

Just half an inch here when I emptied the rain gauge this morning.

 

I lost my ez up in the storms the other day. We apparently had 6 or 7 tornadoes in SE Wisconsin. It sux, but many had it way worse.

 

I saw the Saco was supposed to be up around 9' (minor flood stage). I ended up getting 1.25" after all was said and done - but the wind never materialized. Still have a chit-ton of leaves that fell. One of my maples literally dropped all its leaves overnight - guess it wasn't taking any chances.

 

I think we ended up getting close to 4 inches and I saw a report that the top of Mount Washington got over 5. Luckily the wind wasn't a factor with this storm. Drove around for a bit and the Saco was definitely raging (considering it was so low recently you could easily rock hop across in many spots). Pics never do justice to how fast the water is flowing but these give some perspective. The bottom two pics are the Saco up the road from me.

 

Glad to see you didn’t get washed out!

 

The Swift River on the Kanc was impressive. These are from the Lower Falls east of the cabin you stay at.

 

Nice! Yeah, I know what they normally look like.

Thanks for the report!

 

Nice pictures. When the Brook gets moving, especially in the spring, you get what I call a mud smell.